Combined saddle and journal-box.



J.-BERG, OOMBNED SADDLE AND JOURNAL BOX* AFRLIOATON FILED SEG. 2, 1912,

Patented Apr. Ql,

T01-lm' BERG, GF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

COMBINED .SADDLE AND JURNAL-BOL Specieatien of Letters raten-t. v y Patented A pr. ll, lilll 3,

Application filed December 2l, 1912. deral No, 738,012.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Jenn Brine, of the city of Toronto, in the county ot' York and Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, 5 have' invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Saddles and Journal-Bones; and I hereby declare that 'the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention particularly relates to that 'type of saddles and journal boxes used in the construction of rollinl stock such as oars, traveling cranes, an the like, con.- tnuully exposed to severe strains, resulting from an improper distribution of the load,

a surging ofthe car wheels and axles dur'4 lug their travel over uneven tracks, andthe jarring` of the journals and boxings in the turning of curves, and the object of my invention is to eliminate the troubles origi noting from these strains, this object being accomplished by making the saddle separable from. the journal box and interposing a spherical bearing between the journal box andv aaddle, this spherical bearing permitting of any reasonable variation of the journel 'box and saddle trom their fined normal relationsfto each other without changing the fined place of load' distribution to the journel box.

For anj` understanding of my invention, reference is to'be had to the following desoription and to the accompanying drawings, in Awhich Fignrel, Yis a broken end elevation of the journal box and saddle; and, Fig. 2, is a vertical section on the line a-a Fig. l,

As the journal box b may be of any ordinary construction, it will not be necessary to describe it further than to mention that it may contain a set of anti-friction rollers (Z for and in parallelrelation with the journal Cejntrally on the top of the journal box a spherical bearing c, and superposed above, but separate from, the journal box, is the saddle a having two downwardlyextending` -torks a located vrespectivelyon opposite 4sides of the journal box b, the' lower end of the forks e being slightly below the bottom of' the journal box and counled together by a bolt g.

Formed in the saddle a, centrally of the forksarch a, is f a cup-shaped socket c which, when the saddle and journal box are is a cup-shaped socket b in which is seated assembled, registers lwith the cup-shaped' socket b and contains the upper part of the spherical bearing'c.

The advantages of thc foregoing constructhe cu-,t-baped socket Zi which, being cen- 65 trally located. with relation `to the journal box, eects an even distribution ot' the load throughout the length of the bearing rollers d and causes the bearing rollers to maintain v their parallel relation with the journal f.

When the saddle is moved to the right or left of the iixed position shown in Fig. 2,- c'. @.jvhen the saddle is forced outward o1' inward from its vertical axis, the strain of y will still be transmitted to thc the loa spherica. bearingc, and by it, to the cupshaped socket o and the journal box b, the place of Contact between 'the spherical bearing and cup-shaped socket being Athe same as in the .previous instance, and When the sadelle kis moved to the right or left in Fig. l, the distribution of the load to the journal box is in exactly the same place.

In order "to insure the unimpeded distribution of tbe loadb the spherical bearing c to` the cups/bape socket b and journel box b, a clearance c is provided between the top of the fork-arch a and the,

top of the journal box, this clearance pci-,

initting of a limited oscillating movement of the saddle@ within reasonable bounds be ,tore colninT into Contact with the journal box when gie saddle moves in any direction from its IXed normal position. By this construction, l um able to eliminate an uueven distribution of the load to the journal box, andfl am also able to prevent any vuriation of the parallel relation to the bearing rollers l and journa. ,f to each other,

and consequently I am able to'move the cary 10o with a minimum of power, which in itself is an important feature, particularly when the car is manually moved,

When the cars are used for the purpose of carrying heavy loads, it frequently happens that the load on the car body causes the car beams e to sagr lnward, sometimes Ibreaking the bolts c, and always causing thorn to become lbose, which in the common type of journal boxes and saddles, in-

tensiies the trouble resulting from l the jamming or straining of the boxings, but

' lle rorkably mounted on the journal box, and a spherical bearing interposed between the saddle and journal. box, sind spherical-L vvitli'iny present invention, a trouble ol'this lrind is taken care of by the spherical bearings e.

To simplify lne mmstruetion or".I the car, l preferably forni on the inner ee. of the saddle, u. as shown in Fig. 9, othe draw ings, a shouldered abutment 'z, interjaoent the fork-Melia and the top of' the saddle, and l jneferably use an angularbeani z' and tasten its vertical. flange j to the saddle by means of the bolts 7.1', the lower end of the vertical flange y' resting' `upon the Shouldered abutment 71, which, with the bolts 7c, transmit the load from the angular beam z' to the saddle a. lt might be stated Willi respect to this construction that the femqoloy` mentf ofthe splicrical bearings c obviates the necessity of having the saddle a and beam z' in perfectly plumb relation with the journal box, and this is au" important feature in view of the laift that in previous constructions, it has beennercssary to employ means for bringing these parts int-o plumb relation.

lv making the beams t' separate from the saddle a, it is possible to renew the beams from time to tune as they becomebent or twisted without having to renew the saddle which may be in a `perjesft state of repair.

By n'ialaing the journal box o separate from the saddle 0 possible to renew the journal box without having to renew the saddle, thus ceonomizing in the cost o repairs, when the car is used for the carrying o1 granular material. such' as bricks, sand and the like, the granular material finds ils way into the journal box in spite oic the greatest precautions which can be taken to exclude it, and during the oonstent use or" the car, this granular material ultimately culs away the journal und bearingrollers.

in order to exclude lhe sund, ete., from the bearing rollers, l have provided the joui-nui bonv (D with a sliliing cap c which, bring readily rrmoiif'ohle, allows yof access to the journals for luluii'fation and other purnososf Having thus vfully described thenature of nl v ilivmiion, what l claim as new and lesiro lo secure by Letters Patent, is1- l. ln ihn hcreinilcwfribed device, the coni binulion ol a journal box, a superposed sad (lle associated therewith, and a ball and sor-hcl. :support i'oi' he saddle carried by the journalbox whereby they may change in their fixed relations to' each other Without (-,lninging thc place oit loadr distribution to the journal box. e

l'n thc liereindesoribed device, the conn binution ol a journal box, s, superposed sadbearingT li xedly f maintaining the place of load dus ribution to the journal box.

memos ln'fthe hereindescribed device, the com- 'bination or a journal box' having an exteriorly-'formed ball eup, a .saddle associated with said journal box and having a ball cup registering with Ithe: ball cup of the journal bon, and a ball contained in said ball -eups roclrably supporting the saddle from `the ournal box.

4'. ln the hereindescribed device, the co1 bination of a journal bei: having an exteriorly-ormed ball cup, a saddle associated with-said journsll box and having a ball cup registering With y,the ball cup of the journal box, and a ball eontainedin said ball cups rockably supporting' the saddle from-tho journal box', said saddle having tvvo clownvvlordly-extending forks located on `opposite nentuniting said forks belovvvthe journal 5. ln the hcreindescifibed device?, the oornbination of a journal box, a superposed saddie associated therewith, said saddle having a shouldered support interjacent its upper and lower ends, an angular supporting ele ment secured to said saddle. the lower end upon said shouldered support, and anti-friotion meansinterposed between the saddle and journal box permitting them to changeI their lixed relations to each other Without changing the place of load distribution to the journal box.

' G. ln the hereindeseribed devine, vthe con: binalion of a journal box, a superposed saddle associated therewith, and a ballv and the journal hor whereby they may'ohange their fixed relations to each-other without changing the placent load distribution to the journalib'ox, said saddle having should dered support interjacent its upper and lower ends, and an angub'r supporting element secured to the saddle, .the lower end o l the vertical arm of said element resting upon said shouldered support. l

8.V ln the hereindesoribed device,rtheooni "lbinat-ion of a journal box having an 'exto-' 'riorlyfformed ball cup, avsaddle associated fwith said journal box'and'having a ball ou 'registering with the ball cup of the journaY box,- and a hall contained ill `said ball @uns sides of the journal box, and a couplingehof the vertical arm or said element restingl l. ln thel'iereindescribcd device, the c0inloo socket support for the saddle oarrieol by,`v

ocmby supjpo'ng thev ssadcol from the cated on o posits sides of the journal box, joumu box, said Saddle having a, shouand a coup ing element uniting said element l0 Led fsuppolff. 'lol'jaconi its upper and beow the journal box.

"` 'Toont ocembelr 18th, 1912.

M or ms?. im img jum suppoxting element Soni io Sad sadfo? the iowa-end of the JHN BERG. vfe l arm' of' d v@laurent resting upon i Signe in he presence of'- said swmroa Support, asie/1d saddle havmg C. H. RICHES, also two aoWnwmdy-exenmg oxks; o- EQWARD BERNSTEN., 

